Adorable moment newborn Indian elephant tumbles over as it struggles to its feet after Belgian zoo celebrates the endangered animals' second new arrival this year Female elephant born last Saturday morning at private zoo Pairi Daiza, Belgium Footage shows the baby trying to stand on its feet before it falls in the dirt again Head keeper Rob Conachie said its birth was a 'fantastic step forward' Only 38,000 Indian elephants in the wild and birth was third female out of four births at the zoo By Harry Howard For Mailonline Published: 16:19 BST, 10 June 2019 | Updated: 16:19 BST, 10 June 2019 Viewcomments This is the adorable moment a newborn baby Indian elephant falls over as it struggles to its feet for the first time at a Belgian zoo. The elephant was born early last Saturday morning at Pairi Daiza, a privately owned zoo in Brugelette, in the Hainaut province of Belgium. Footage shows the baby in the moments after it is born and its mother stands over it as it makes a failed attempt to stand on its feet - before it eventually unsteadily succeeds. A baby Indian elephant lies underneath its mother moments after it has been born at Pairi Daiza, a privately owned zoo in Brugelette, in the Hainaut province of Belgium The female elephant's birth - the third female born out of four births at the zoo - was branded by head keeper Rob Conachie as 'a fantastic step forward' in protecting the endangered species of elephant. The baby's birth was also the second elephant birth at the zoo this year. The footage first shows the animal curled up on the sandy ground of its enclosure, with its mother's much larger trunk looming over her as she makes a noise with her trunk. She is then seen trying - and failing - to get to her feet for the first time as her mother tries to support her with her trunk. The baby does its best to get on its feet but immediately falls forward into the sand However, each time, she falls forward and collapses again. She is then seen on her feet underneath her mother's legs, who is standing next to other members of their herd. And the baby elephant is later seen standing unsteadily on her feet, which are spread far apart, as her mother brushes her with her trunk. Mr Conachie: 'She gave birth very quickly, one of the quickest births I have seen. The elephant is then seen standing underneath its mother and other members of its herd 'It is a female calf. We have been very lucky, this is our third female calf out of four births that we have had here at Pairi Daiza. 'She is a very experienced mum, Farina, she is a fantastic mum, she has done very well. 'The herd are all together as a family as it should be, so the younger elephants, all the way up to grandma was involved, including our oldest elephant Marla. 'She [the calf] is very very strong. She was up on her feet extremely quickly and she is already starting to suckle so she is very quickly trying to find her way in the world. 'This is another step forward in protecting an endangered species. The baby elephant is later seen standing unsteadily on her feet, which are spread far apart, as her mother brushes her with her trunk 'There is only 38,000 of these fantastic elephants left in the wild today so every one that we breed, especially females, are critically important.' The Indian elephant has been labelled as an endangered species since 1986, with the animals habitat disrupted by environmental deterioration. It is now extinct in Pakistan, though there are wild populations in India, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility